000344492 000__ 02543cam\a2200421\a\4500 000344492 001__ 344492 000344492 005__ 20210513124407.0 000344492 008__ 081112s2009\\\\caua\\\\\b\\\s001\0\eng\\ 000344492 010__ $$a 2008049350 000344492 020__ $$a9780520252981 (pbk. : alk. paper) 000344492 020__ $$a0520252985 (pbk. : alk. paper) 000344492 020__ $$a9780520252974 (alk. paper) 000344492 020__ $$a0520252977 (alk. paper) 000344492 035__ $$a(OCoLC)ocn275152033 000344492 035__ $$a344492 000344492 040__ $$aDLC$$cDLC$$dBTCTA$$dYDXCP$$dUKM$$dC#P$$dUCDLL$$dSHH$$dCDX$$dHEBIS$$dEEK$$dU5D 000344492 043__ $$an-us---$$an-us-ny$$an-us-nj 000344492 049__ $$aISEA 000344492 05000 $$aJV6483$$b.P44 2009 000344492 08200 $$a325.73$$222 000344492 1001_ $$aPegler-Gordon, Anna,$$d1968- 000344492 24510 $$aIn sight of America :$$bphotography and the development of U.S. immigration policy /$$cAnna Pegler-Gordon. 000344492 260__ $$aBerkeley :$$bUniversity of California Press,$$cc2009. 000344492 300__ $$axx, 319 p. :$$bill. ;$$c23 cm. 000344492 440_0 $$aAmerican crossroads ;$$v28. 000344492 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 000344492 5050_ $$aFirst impressions : Chinese exclusion and the introduction of immigration documentation, 1875-1909 -- Photographic paper sons : resisting immigration identity documentation, 1893-1943 -- Ellis Island as an observation station : spectacle and inspection, 1892-1924 -- Ellis Island as a photo studio : the honorific ethnographic image, 1904-26 -- The imaginary line : passing and passports on the Mexican-U.S. border, 1906-17 -- The dividing line : documentation on the Mexican-U.S. border, 1917-34. 000344492 5208_ $$aIn the late 19th century, photography became a central tool of U.S. immigration policy. This book explores the history of immigration through the prism of visual culture, discussing the purpose & meaning of visual images in this context. 000344492 61020 $$aEllis Island Immigration Station (N.Y. and N.J.)$$xHistory. 000344492 61020 $$aAngel Island Immigration Station (Calif.)$$xHistory. 000344492 650_0 $$aPortrait photography$$xPolitical aspects$$zUnited States$$xHistory. 000344492 650_0 $$aIdentification photographs$$zUnited States$$xHistory. 000344492 650_0 $$aImmigrants$$zUnited States$$xIdentification$$xHistory. 000344492 650_0 $$aImmigrants$$xHealth and hygiene$$zUnited States$$xHistory. 000344492 650_0 $$aEthnicity$$xPolitical aspects$$zUnited States$$xHistory. 000344492 651_0 $$aUnited States$$xEmigration and immigration$$xGovernment policy$$xHistory$$y19th century. 000344492 651_0 $$aUnited States$$xEmigration and immigration$$xGovernment policy$$xHistory$$y20th century. 000344492 651_0 $$aMexican-American Border Region$$xEmigration and immigration$$xHistory. 000344492 85200 $$bgen$$hJV6483$$i.P44$$i2009 000344492 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:344492$$pGLOBAL_SET 000344492 980__ $$aBIB 000344492 980__ $$aBOOK